During his first full season, Albies was named to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

[1][2] Discovered by the Curaçao-based scout Dargello Lodowica,[3] Albies was signed by the Atlanta Braves for $350,000 as an international free agent on 2 July 2013.

[4][5] Influencing his decision to sign was the Braves' connection to Andruw Jones and Andrelton Simmons, both, like Albies, natives of Curaçao.

[24][25] Upon Swanson's promotion to the major leagues, Albies remained in Mississippi, having hit for a .292 batting average and a .778 OPS between the Double A and Triple A levels.

Mississippi made the Southern League playoffs, but Albies injured his right elbow in the first postseason game and sat out the remainder of the season.

[27] He was called up later that year on 1 August, and made his major league debut against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

[30] On 12 June 2018, Albies hit a grand slam against the New York Mets en route to an 8–2 win.

[33] On 8 July 2018, while owning a .281 batting average with 18 home runs and 50 RBIs,[34] Albies was named an All-Star via the player vote in his first full year in the major leagues.

[47] On 3 June 2021, Albies recorded his 500th career hit, an RBI double off of Washington Nationals reliever Sam Clay.

[50] On 22 September, Albies recorded his thirtieth home run and one hundredth RBI of the season, marking the first time in his career that he reached either milestone.

[56] On 11 June 2022, Albies hit a grand slam off of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Stratton.

[58][59] He was subsequently placed on the 60-day injured list and underwent a surgical procedure, performed by Robert Anderson.

[68][69] Albies was hit by a pitch from Spencer Arrighetti on April 15, fractured his toe, and subsequently placed on the 10-day injured list.

[70] On July 21, Albies fractured his left wrist in a collision with St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Michael Siani, and was expected to miss eight weeks of the season.